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52233FireparadoxProfessionalNewsletterhttps://feedburner.google.comPublication of the special issue of Forest Policy and Economics on Fire Paradox http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FireparadoxProfessionalNewsletter/~3/Dm404xZ8Y_k/spip.php
http://www.fireparadox.org/fp1/spip.php?article912013-04-01T10:40:58Ztext/htmlptBENTO LilianaEnglishThe publication of the special issue of Forest Policy and Economics on Fire Paradox has been published: vol. 29, April 2013, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13899341 <br />Dear colleagues: On behalf of Francisco Rego as the project coordinator and myself as the guest editor, I am very pleased to announce you the publication of the special issue of Forest Policy and Economics on Fire Paradox has been published: vol. 29, April 2013, (...)
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The publication of the special issue of Forest Policy and Economics on Fire Paradox has been published: vol. 29, April 2013, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13899341

Dear colleagues:

On behalf of Francisco Rego as the project coordinator and myself as the guest editor, I am very pleased to announce you the publication of the special issue of Forest Policy and Economics on Fire Paradox has been published: vol. 29, April 2013, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13899341

Thank you very much once again to all the authors for their very valuable contribution and my apologize for the delay of this special issue.

I hope to have the opportunity to collaborate with you again in the near future.

]]>http://www.fireparadox.org/fp1/spip.php?article89New method to test plants' response to firehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FireparadoxProfessionalNewsletter/~3/1FgEEeSqUrs/spip.php
http://www.fireparadox.org/fp1/spip.php?article882009-10-12T12:30:55Ztext/htmlenGUIJARRO MercedesEnglishA team from the National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA) has developed a new method for identifying the flammability of plant species by using a device that measures how construction materials react to fire. The technique, which is being presented this week at the Fifth Spanish Forestry Congress, can be used to improve fire risk maps. <br />The research has been published recently in the Journal of Fire Sciences and has been carried out as part of the EU's Sixth (...)
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A team from the National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA) has developed a new method for identifying the flammability of plant species by using a device that measures how construction materials react to fire. The technique, which is being presented this week at the Fifth Spanish Forestry Congress, can be used to improve fire risk maps.

The research has been published recently in the Journal of Fire Sciences and has been carried out as part of the EU's Sixth Framework Program FIRE PARADOX project, which is backing the development of new methods to prevent and extinguish forest fires using "innovative and integrated" approaches.

A group of researchers from the Forest Fires Laboratory (CIFOR-INIA) has applied a "mass loss calorimeter" – a device used to study how construction materials respond to fire – to forestry samples. "This allows us to study the flammability of plant species", Javier Madrigal Olmo, one of the study's authors, tells SINC.

The flammability trials measure the speed at which combustion starts and develops, as well as the amount of heat emitted by the sample during the process.

In order to measure these data, the researchers first put the plant sample in a special basket, "which is unique in the world", and which simulates natural conditions. The material heats up "constantly and uniformly" with a conical heater, and the gases rise up through a chimney, with a "thermopile" at the end, which registers the heat emitted.

"This methodology gives a very good reflection of how combustion takes place in conditions more like those found in the field, which is why we suggest it could be used to improve the classification systems (league tables, risk indices and flammability maps used in the Spanish autonomous regions), which to date have been based on tests that provide less information, or on those carried out in laboratory conditions far removed from reality", Madrigal tells SINC. "This would allow forestry managers to prioritize their preventive actions according to the tree species in the area".

The creators of this technique, which is being presented in Ávila this Thursday at the Spanish Forestry Congress, have shown that flammability varies according to the humidity of the sample and the type of species. For example, it is higher for the Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) than the Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster), while the flammability of this species is higher still than that of the Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera).
Madrigal says that one of the investigation strands within climate change research focuses on how global temperature increase will affect plant physiology, "and this is influenced by factors such as humidity, and related to flammability".

]]>http://www.fireparadox.org/fp1/spip.php?article88Press conference in Athens for the “next day” measures after the recent wildfires in the region of Athenshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FireparadoxProfessionalNewsletter/~3/X7Ah5uwyeeQ/spip.php
http://www.fireparadox.org/fp1/spip.php?article872009-09-04T12:57:35Ztext/htmlenRIGOLOT EricNewsFrom our partner Antonis Mantzavelas, OMIKRON Ltd., Thessaloniki, Greece. <br />A press conference was held in Athens yesterday 2.9.2009 with the initiative of the Geotechnical Chamber of Greece (which members are the forest and agro engineers of Greece) and the Greek Bar Association. For this press conference were invited and participated the chairman of the Forest Faculty of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the chairman of the Agricultural University of Athens, the president of the (...)
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From our partner Antonis Mantzavelas, OMIKRON Ltd., Thessaloniki, Greece.

A press conference was held in Athens yesterday 2.9.2009 with the initiative of the Geotechnical Chamber of Greece (which members are the forest and agro engineers of Greece) and the Greek Bar Association. For this press conference were invited and participated the chairman of the Forest Faculty of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the chairman of the Agricultural University of Athens, the president of the Medical Association of Athens, the director of WWF-Greece and the president of the Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage. The press conference was covered by the most important state and private TV channels of the country and was attended by a large audience.

Our Fire Paradox member Antonis Mantzavelas (Omikron Ltd.), who attended the conference as the President of the Permanent Committee for the Management of Wildfires, of the Geotechnical Chamber of Greece (GEOTEE), pointed out the absolute need for the establishment of a road map for the prevention of the disastrous impacts of wildfires, under Integrated Wildfires Management Plans, oriented as a first step in specific and “hot” areas like large WUIs, archaeological and historic monuments, natural reserves, etc. and having the following objectives:

1. understanding fire benefits and damages in order to minimize the net social costs of fires,

4. suppression strategies for reduction of wildfire propagation including the use of suppression fire, and

5. immediate and long term rehabilitation actions

It is important that for the first time in Greece the above framework, that represents the approach taken by the Fire Paradox project, was not only presented but also adopted as the proposition of the Geotechnical Chamber of Greece, which has the institutional role of technical advisor, to the Greek government. We hope that it is a promising beginning.

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http://www.fireparadox.org/fp1/spip.php?article862009-08-26T15:21:57Ztext/htmlfrRIGOLOT EricEnglishFrom our partner Antonis Mantzavelas, OMIKRON Ltd., Thessaloniki, Greece. "Let me give you a closer feedback of the last WEs' fires in north-east Attiki (the region near Athens). The fire lasted for about 48h and was extincted after burning about 10.000 ha with casualties in houses and other infrastructures, but not in human lives, and of course heavy impacts for the environment and the quality of life for the inhabitants, if we remember also the impact on the environment of the big fires (...)
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From our partner Antonis Mantzavelas, OMIKRON Ltd., Thessaloniki, Greece.
"Let me give you a closer feedback of the last WEs' fires in north-east Attiki (the region near Athens). The fire lasted for about 48h and was extincted after burning about 10.000 ha with casualties in houses and other infrastructures, but not in human lives, and of course heavy impacts for the environment and the quality of life for the inhabitants, if we remember also the impact on the environment of the big fires in the region, in 2007 and 2008.

The area concerned is Athens suburbs, a typical WUI. The main problems raised for the fire services in the fighting efforts were : (a) the low density of the forest road network, as the area is a residential area, not managed from the forest service, a problem that appeared also in last July's fires in Marseille, and (b) for the same reasons (residential area with high recreational and real estate value), the management of the fuels is simply not existing. Of course PB is forbidden in Greece (for the moment), but in such cases, I am not sure if it would be the chosen option if it was legal.

As in many cases (as perhaps always), the point is that prevention efforts in not very politically and in terms of the media interest, friendly subject of discussion. What we (as foresters) try to make clear at every level is that it should be a law establishing the obligation of consistent and integrated Prevention Plans with state and local applicability, revised regularly, with clear objectives, measures and budget, specifically for the WUIs."

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http://www.fireparadox.org/fp1/spip.php?article802009-05-20T11:13:20Ztext/htmlenBENTO LilianaEnglishIn the Spring dynamic, a new newspaper is born in the Fire Paradox project scope and so it follows the philosophy of the same "Living and working with fire". The Paradox is an "international newspaper for professional of fire use". This edition portrays events that happened in 2008 in the Fire Paradox domain, with several articles and sections that will be regular. This first Paradox presents a supplement in portuguese and to Portugal with the name Paradox pt. These two documents are (...)
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In the Spring dynamic, a new newspaper is born in the Fire Paradox project scope and so it follows the philosophy of the same "Living and working with fire". The Paradox is an "international newspaper for professional of fire use".

This edition portrays events that happened in 2008 in the Fire Paradox domain, with several articles and sections that will be regular. This first Paradox presents a supplement in portuguese and to Portugal with the name Paradox pt. These two documents are available at the end of this page.

To receive the next Paradox please send an email with the word “Paradox” to the following email paradox.en@fireparadox.org

PARADOX n° 1

Paradox01 English

Editorial

The richness of our diversity

José Moreira da Silva

One of the best-known Portuguese legends and “father” of Prescribed Burning application

France

National Prescribed Burning Network organizes its “XIX” meeting

Portugal

Prescribed Burning and Fire vs. Fire, on DVD “Fire as a Friend” was presented at the 13th and 14th venue of the International Festival “The Eco scene” in Seia, Portugal

Fire Paradox latest news

Geographical and World Highlights

Press and Internet

PARADOX pt

GEFoFo 2008

A national tool used in prescribed burning by the Forest Protection Against Wildfires in Portugal.

Group of Analysis and Use of Fire

A new reality when fighting wildfires in Portugal

GAUF accomplishes their team's main goals in the Summer of 2008

Example of a tactical fire manoeuvre

Held at Ourém on the 12th September 2008

GAUF 2008 device

GAUF Members 2008

GAUF activities in 2007 and 2008 on Fire Paradox “press”.

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http://www.fireparadox.org/fp1/spip.php?article792009-04-16T07:16:38Ztext/htmlenFireparadoxEnglishDear colleagues and friends, <br />Please see attached the 2nd EuroFire Newsletter InForm, Winter 2008. <br />You also might be interested to have a look at the training material we compiled on the EuroFire website: http://www.euro-fire.eu/, especially Unit 6 (Ignition) may be of interest for Fire Paradox members. <br />Thanks and best regards from Freiburg, <br />Daniel Kraus
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Dear colleagues and friends,

Please see attached the 2nd EuroFire Newsletter InForm, Winter 2008.

EuroFire - Newsletter 2 - WINTER 2008

You also might be interested to have a look at the training material we compiled on the EuroFire website: http://www.euro-fire.eu/, especially Unit 6 (Ignition) may be of interest for Fire Paradox members.